NYT Crossword Answers for October 27, 2026

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NYT Crossword

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

15×15By Jeff Chen and Bharati HemmadyEdited by Will ShortzEasy

Tuesday puzzle · 76 answers · Easy. Hints first; every answer is behind a button.

Reveal the 4 longest answers (usually the theme)

17A MOCKCOMBAT29A WOOLLYMAMMOTH47A BAITANDSWITCH60A FLYBYNIGHT

The question-mark clues

A “?” at the end of an NYT clue means wordplay: a pun, a double meaning or a trick. This grid had 3; here are their numbers and answers.

67AAcross clue ending in “?” (5)
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GENUS
11DDown clue ending in “?” (11)
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SAVETHEDATE
55DDown clue ending in “?” (4)
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UFOS

Crossword regulars in this grid (spoilers)

Answers in this NYT Crossword that had shown up before, counted over the 348 puzzles since November 2025:

EMO ×13TSA ×13OBOE ×11ARM ×10EAST ×10ELAN ×10OVA ×8ELBA ×7

The full NYT Crossword solution

Show the solved grid

1A2P3R4I5L6P7T8S9D10I11S12I13T14RHINO15OAHU16NADA17MOCKC18OMBAT19AVER20WHIP21MY22TREAT23A24N25KE26LO27G28OUTS29WOOL30LYMA31M32MOTH33AIOLI34MOES35E36M37O38ICK39P40R41OBOWL42DEM43TEA44RAVI45O46HARA47B48AITAN49D50SWITCH51MUNN52OAT53LEIA54GOROG55U56E57BA58IL59LORI60FL61YBYNI62G63H64T65ELAN66OBOE67GENUS68EAST69SAND70ARUBA

All 37 Across answers

1A APRIL6A PTSD10A ISIT14A RHINO15A OAHU16A NADA17A MOCKCOMBAT19A AVER20A WHIP21A MYTREAT23A ANKE26A LOG28A OUTS29A WOOLLYMAMMOTH33A AIOLI34A MOES35A EMO38A ICK39A PROBOWL42A DEM43A TEA44A RAVI45A OHARA47A BAITANDSWITCH51A MUNN52A OAT53A LEIA54A GOROGUE57A BAIL59A LORI60A FLYBYNIGHT65A ELAN66A OBOE67A GENUS68A EAST69A SAND70A ARUBA

All 39 Down answers

1D ARM2D PHO3D RIC4D INKWELL5D LOCH6D POMPOM7D TAB8D SHAM9D DUTY10D INARUT11D SAVETHEDATE12D IDEAS13D TART18D OILY22D TOOSLOW23D AWAIT24D NOICE25D KOOKABURRAS27D GAMBINO30D LIPRING31D MOO32D MEW36D MERCI37D OMAHA40D RAT41D OVA46D HILLIER48D ANOINT49D DABBED50D STAY51D MOOLA54D GLEE55D UFOS56D ELBA58D INGA61D YON62D GNU63D HUB64D TSA

About This NYT Crossword

The NYT Crossword for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 was a 15×15 grid by Jeff Chen and Bharati Hemmady, edited by Will Shortz. It had 76 answers and 38 black squares; the longest answer ran 13 letters. That is about average for a Tuesday. 3 clues ended in a question mark.

Also on Oct 27: the NYT Mini Crossword and the NYT Midi Crossword.

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